Apple iPhone 5s vs Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB

Comparing the Apple iPhone 5s vs Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB runs at a higher processing speed of 1.9 GHz, while Apple iPhone 5s runs at 1.3 GHz, making Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB the better performer.

Display: Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB offers a screen size of 5.1 inches, while Apple iPhone 5s offers 4 inches, making Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB features a Super AMOLED display compared to Apple iPhone 5s's IPS LCD, making Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB offers a higher rear camera resolution with 16 MP, while Apple iPhone 5s offers 8 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB offers a higher front camera resolution with 2 MP, while Apple iPhone 5s offers 1.2 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB better for front camera photography.

Battery: Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB offers a higher battery capacity with 2800 mAh, while Apple iPhone 5s offers 1560 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Apple iPhone 5s and Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB offer the same internal storage of 16 GB.

User Rating: Apple iPhone 5s receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB has a rating of 3.9.

Apple iPhone 5s

₹25,000

(Out of Stock)

Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB

₹21,999

(Discontinued)

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Summary

Spec Score

N/A

69%

Release Date

01 Nov, 2013

27 Mar, 2014

User Ratings

4.4/5

(67,397 ratings)

3.9/5

(11,676 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

Nov 01, 2013

(Official)

N/A

Operating System

iOS v7

Android v4.4.2 (Kitkat)

Custom UI

N/A	TouchWiz UI

Performance

Chipset

Apple A7 APL0698

Samsung Exynos 5 5422

Processor

Dual core, 1.3 GHz, Cyclone

Octa core

1.9 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A15 1.3 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A7

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Graphics (GPU)

PowerVR G6430

Mali-T628 MP6

RAM

1 GB

2 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3

N/A

Display

Display Type

IPS LCD

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

4 inches (10.16 cm)

5.1 inches (12.95 cm)

Resolution

640x1136 px

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Pixel Density

326 ppi

432 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

60.66 %

69.49 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Oleophobic coating

Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Design

Height

123.8 mm

142 mm

Width

58.6 mm

72.5 mm

Thickness

7.6 mm

8.1 mm

Weight

112 grams

145 grams

Water Resistance

N/A	Yes Splash proof IP67

Ruggedness

N/A	Dust proof

Rear Camera

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2Back-illuminated sensor BSI

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.6ISO-CELL

Autofocus

Yes	Yes Assist Beam autofocus

OIS

N/A

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels

5312 x 2988 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Touch to focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @120 fps

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps
1280x720 @ 120 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A	Dual Video Recording Video HDR

Front Camera

Resolution

1.2 MP
Primary CameraBSI Sensor

2 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

Flash

Video Recording

HD @30 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

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Battery

Capacity

1560 mAh

2800 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 10 Hours(3G)

Up to 21 Hours(2G)

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes

Storage

Internal Storage

GB / 16 GB / 64 GB

16 GB

Expandable Storage

No	Yes Up to 128 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano

SIM1: Micro

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

5G Not Supported

SIM 1

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)

N/A

4G Speed:

50 Mbit/s ↑ 100 Mbit/s ↓

N/A

SAR Value

Head: 1.18 W/kg Body: 1.18 W/kg

Head: 1.2 W/kg Body: 1.58 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n)

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front

Infrared Sensor

N/A

Yes

Heart Rate Monitor

N/A

Yes

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope